Mechanical toy



March 26, 1946. w. JAFFA MECHANICAL TOY Filed Aug. 31, 1944 4 v Inventor h/ILLMM J4FF/1 ,a/vfiflM flitarneg Patented Mar. 26, 1946 UNITED assists 3 i f jivraonnmoswmr mmm V .apmesriqnn srsi, IMLL QfiM l-1 1 5136.

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This invention ha relation to a mechanical toy of the type including .aniaxle, wheels supporting said axle and bells adapted to be struck and sounded .in response to rotation of .the wheels and axle of the mechanical .toy, as hy pushingipr pulling said .toy overa floor or others-surface.

An object of the invention {is to ,provide a mechanical .1705; of the present character which will be of new and improved construction.

A fiurther object is t o provid .a wheeled mechanical toy wherein willLbe incorporated ,improved vfeatures and characteristics .of constru tion novel both as individual entities of ethe fully described and as hereinafter .to Joe specifically claimed, ;.it'being understood .that the Ldisclosure herein is merely illustrative and intended in .no way "in a limiting .sensewc'hanges indetails of construction and .arrangementldf parts beige permissible so "long within the spirit of the invention andthe scope or the claims which follow.

In th accompanying drawing forming a part of this'specification:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a mechanical toy made according to the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the mechanical toy of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken on line 3-3 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the combination axle and bell support of the mechanical toy, with parts omitted'disclosing, in dotted lines, th bells of the toy as when assembled with said axle and bell support;

Fig. 5 is an end elevational view of the combination axle and bell support disclosed in Fig. 4, the bells being omitted; and

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view of the combination axle and bell support with the bells of v el. scam) the ,meohanical toyassembled therewith, taken ason'linefi-rliinrl't ie-d- 'with respecttto the drawing and the numerals of reference thereon, the mechanical toy of the :5 present invention includes an axle l0, spaced agar}; wh el gll,rlll wanda cylindrical element l2 disposed ,ljn ,spaced surrounding relation to the axle J0 and situated between the wheels I I, ,ll. Mcire'exp any, the. spaced apart wheels I I ll are rigidly .se,c1lid, as hyIears 13, in spaced relation to the cylindrical elernel'lt ;.l2 by employment of traps :l4 spaced abo t d i's d w t S d c li dri'cal .dlfilfifinfi. J 9 provide soundescapespaces l5, l'i""bet;v v;een said wheels and the cylindrical Felem ,...,.,and center portionsof the wheelsare fixed, asmyeiars 1115., t ha xl l Asvdisclosed, t str ps '1'! are integral with the cylind c l ment ,'I1,,..the .ears' l3 arepintegral withsaidstraps L4. .and'ttneears .16 are integral with theaxle 10. 5.1;! ill areof egual diameter, and each f diameter ,greater than the diameter 13 .911 .element' l2, so that when said esiteduponafi o oro h r upottin su face; sai .cvl ndr a el ment w l b .igsha-ced relatlQnlto.saidiloor or surface.

*The axle' 110 is .a Part .iof .what may e termed a-combination axle v and bell support. That is to 3K finl ltq ifiiediate portion 1,! of said axle includes 'egralsorrig'iid wings .l8, l8 whichas shfowr'i e end radiallylfrom the longitudinal axis of the axletanfduaije {situated at diametrically o p- ,pasitejsldes ots'ai'daxle.v Each wing I8 ,is constitnted' as a T-shapefpiece includingan elongated ,liead nspacedrelatidnzto the axle Land extending transverseljiof the body of the. corresponding wing, and each head l9 provides inwardly facing shoulders 20, at the opposite sides of the body of the corresponding Wing I 8 and at the interior side of the head and parallel with and spaced from the axle l0. The wings or T-shape pieces l8, l8 are as shown of equal size and similar configuration.

The mechanical toy includes a plurality, two as shown, of hollow metal bells, each denoted 2i, and each metal bell 2| is supported by one of the wings l8. More explicitly, each hollow metal bell 2| as disclosed includes a wide open exterior portion 22, which may be cylindrical, or of other shape, and at its interior side each bell includes an annular wall 23 in substantially perpendicular relation to the open portion of the bell and provided with a reduced opening 24. As shown, each opening 24 is situated axially of the corresponding hollow metal bell 2|, and the annular surface 25 of each annular wall 23 defining the corresponding opening 24 is of considerably less diameter than is the corresponding metal bell. As disclosed, the hollow metal bells 2| are duplicates.

The body of each wing It; has width less than the diameter of the opening 24 in each bellZl, and the overall length of the elongated head IQ of each wing I 8 is somewhat greater than a measurement representing the diameter of each opening 24. 7 adapted to be assembled with the-wings l8; in the manner as clearly disclosed in Figs. 4 and 6,

so that the elongated heads l9, l9 lie within the' Position d o Strike a fip Said axle Tthenatlower elevation. v ""2I'Iiia mechanical toy, an axle, wheels fixedly suiiporting said axle, and a pair of spaced apart .bells.1oos ely,assembled' with said axle at sub- "s'tan'tiallybpposite' sides of the axle for limited bodies of said hollow metal bells, and the annular walls 23, 23, or more accurately, the in terior portions of said annular wallsylie between theaxle l and said elongated heads," The construction and arrangement are such that the hollow metal bells are loosely assembled withthe axle for limited outward and inward and rocking,

movement relative to said axle. The inwardly facing shoulders 20, limitoutward movement" of the bells and the axle l0 limits inwardmovement of said bells. V

.A handle for the mechanical toyji'sdenoted 26, and a yoke 21 rigid with said handle includes spaced'apart portions 28,v 2 8, situated at the outer sides. of: the wheels] I l'; tion to-saidwheels, rotatably As will be evident, the wheels ll,

reason of gravity, whenbelow ing. With rotation of the axle, l0, each belllwill ll infsp'acedrela mounted, as at;

2 9, upon the opposite end portions 'of the. axle 10.1

W 7 I l, to ether" with the axle-l0, will be rotated when the handle '26 is pushed or pulled so" that. said wheels are made'to roll or ride over a fioorjor other sup -I porting surface for the mechanical toy. Clearly,"

' each hollow metal bell 2| will limitedoutward, inward and'rocking movement a r in a plane'substantially normal to said axle, said [bells being adapted to be rotated with saidiaxle' as the axle is rotated, and each bellbeing adapted to" drop by gravity; a limited distance when caused by thej'BXhtO be moved, beyond. upper, dead center position and to strike .a bell upon be suspended, theaxleaboutas the lower bell 2| is shown invFig. 3 of the drawobviously be moved, in clockwise direction as disclosedjinsaid Fig. 3, from position below said.

axle lfllto position above theaxl. and,byjreasori' of the fact that the metal bells are'loosely' assembled with the axlefor limtedrocking. move-' merit, each bell will drop, ,by'gravitmia' limited I distance when caused by :the axle to be moved beyondf upper dead center position, The icon.- 1

struction and arrangement each bell,drops, when just pastjdead center posi;

will be such' that ias tionI itwill strike a bell then at lower 'elevatlon,

concurrentlysounded. In Fig. 3 the upper' bell be rotated once eachtime the wheels H, l'a

I or below the axle, thus to cause both bells tolbe rocking movement relative to the axle, said bells being adapted to be rotated With said axle as the axle isffbtatedfand each .bell being adapted to drop by" gravity-a limiteddistance' when caused by the axle to be moved beyond upper dead cenrocking? movement in a plane substantially normal to said axle, said bells beingadapted tobe rotated with said axle as'the axle is rotated, and each bellbeing'adapted to'dro'p by gravity when caused to be moved beyond upper dead center position and to strike the then'at lower elevation. V 7 V V 3. The combination as'specified in claim 1, and a handle "rotatably'supported upon said-axle.

bell upon said axle 4. Thecombination as specified in claim 2, and V a handle rotatably supported upon said axle;-

5."In a mechanica1toy,-an axle, wheels fixedly supporting said axle; and'aplurality of spaced apart bells'loosely assembledwith said axle for saidkaxle then at lower elevation;

tially opposite sides of theaXIe ,0r limited-but ard iziw rd. andirqcls ns mQvemenua-a'm substantially; normal to said axle said bells. being a'dapted tp be rotated with said axle; asthe axle is ro ated; h e h by gravitywhen caused to bemovedbeyond 111 p'erdead. center positionf and to strike the upon said axle then at "lower: jelevation. j. I

and ag handle ,rotatably. supportedupon,saidaxle.

ell beingdadapted, to. drop bell 

